Atreya Rsi: Is it true, Srila Prabhupada, that Krsna is testing us every day? We're having tests, opportunities…

Prabhupada: No, just like if you want responsible post, then there is question of test. If you want to become a vagabond, remain vagabond. Where is question of test?

Atreya Rsi: No, for devotees.

Prabhupada: Ah, for devotees, there is test. For devotees there is test. We see from the devotee's life, Prahlada Maharaja, how much severe test he had to pass through. Bali Maharaja, Narada Muni.

Atreya Rsi: And the most advanced the devotee is, the more severe the test is, the more chance.

Prabhupada: No, after you pass the examination, there is no more test. But before coming to the post of recognized devotee, Krsna tests very severely. That one has to pass.

Hari-sauri: I read once in the Bhagavatam in one of your purports, you said that maya is there to test the sincerity of the candidate.

Prabhupada: Yes, we see from the life of Bali Maharaja, how he was put into difficulty. Even his spiritual master cursed him. [break]… put into test and still he remains in his determination, then he's passed. That is very natural. And there is a word, "acid test"?

Hari-sauri: Yes.

Prabhupada: For ascertaining real gold, the acid test one has to pass to become real gold.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Morning Walk — Tehran, August 11, 1976